Jocelyn Curry

Art & Joie de Vivre

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As a retired lettering artist and illustrator, I still create a lot of visuals and have fun doing it. My website is a place I can post and share them from my Shoreline, Washington studio in my home.

Tiaras and Bow Ties: Lettering for Theme Namebadges

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

All I have to do is look at the date of my last post to confirm what I knew already: it's been a very full 6 weeks since I have posted anything new! Summer activities are coming to an end, signaling a return to the studio. There are design projects coming up, workshops being discussed, and new technology to learn here.

While I rarely do the bread and butter calligraphy projects that once kept me busy, I do still love to do them for special events for friends or family members. Below you can see some of the namebadges I made for a birthday party held on August 25. The guests were such good sports; all but one of the 105 wore either a bow tie or tiara!


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